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Residents demand changes at public housing

Residents who live in Baltimore City public housing got a chance Monday to air their grievances before the housing commissioner. They informed Paul Graziano about deplorable living conditions that they said they are subjected to, and they demanded change. They said they came out of the meeting feeling they made some headway. Residents of public housing who said they've been abused by employees of the Housing Authority of Baltimore City, took to the streets Monday afternoon, asking the public to stand with them in getting justice and repairs to the housing units.

Residents who live in Baltimore City public housing got a chance Monday to air their grievances before the housing commissioner. They informed Paul Graziano about deplorable living conditions that they said they are subjected to, and they demanded change. They said they came out of the meeting feeling they made some headway. Residents of public housing who said they've been abused by employees of the Housing Authority of Baltimore City, took to the streets Monday afternoon, asking the public to stand with them in getting justice and repairs to the housing units.

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Updated: 6:20 PM EDT Oct 26, 2015

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WEBVTT THEY SAT DOWN AND MADE SOME HEADWAY. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GIVE SEX FAVORS TO HAVE WORK DONE. REPORTER: PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS TOOK TO THE STREETS THIS AFTERNOON ASKING THE PUBLIC TO STAND WITH THEM TO GET JUSTICE AND REPAIRS TO THE HOUSING UNIT. THREE PUBLIC HOUSING MAINTENANCE WORKERS ARE BEING SUED, ACCUSED BY 11 FEMALE TENANTS OF DEMANDING SEX IN EXCHANGE FOR MAKING REPAIRS. WHILE THEY SHOUTED THEIR MESSAGES, THREE MEMBERS OF COMMUNITIES UNITED MET WITH COMMISSIONER PAUL GRAZIANO. THEY HAD LONG LIST OF DEMANDS. THE WINDOWS, THE HEATING PROBLEMS, THE GAS LEAKS, THE ROACHES THE RATS, THE LIGHTING, , A PLUMBING. REPORTER: RESIDENTS SAY THEY WANTED A TIMELINE FROM GRAZIANO BUT HE DID NOT GIVE ONE. WHAT WE DO HAVE ARE SITE VISITS THAT WILL BE COMING UP FOR ALL PUBLIC HOUSING COMPLEXES. THEY WILL SPEND THREE HOURS IN EACH COMPLEX THROUGH THE CITY. WE WILL GATHER FOLKS SO THEY CAN SHOW THEIR ISSUES BUT WE DID NOT GET A COMMITTMENT ON THE OPERATING BUDGET ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. REPORTER: GRAZIANO DECLINED AN INTERVIEW WITH 11 NEWS BUT HIS OFFICE ISSUED THIS STATEMENT. HABC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GRAZIANO IS AWARE OF THE ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AT GILMOR HOMES AND FIND SOME EXTREMELY DISTURBING. HABC CONSIDERS ANY EMPLOYEE ACTIONS THAT WOULD SUBJECT ITS RESIDENTS TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT TO BE REPREHENSIBLE. THIS WEEK THE GILMORE HOMES SHOULD BE GETTING THOSE BUSINESS THAT HE SPOKE OF EARLIER.

Residents demand changes at public housing

Residents who live in Baltimore City public housing got a chance Monday to air their grievances before the housing commissioner. They informed Paul Graziano about deplorable living conditions that they said they are subjected to, and they demanded change. They said they came out of the meeting feeling they made some headway. Residents of public housing who said they've been abused by employees of the Housing Authority of Baltimore City, took to the streets Monday afternoon, asking the public to stand with them in getting justice and repairs to the housing units.